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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: "BINGO LOTTO S.L." <binngolotto@netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 04:03:23 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS,YOU HAVE WON!!!

THE BINGO LOTTO S.L.
SPAIN HEAD OFFICE
ADVINDAD DE CASTILLA 2
24956,MADRID.SPAIN.

Dear Winner,

We are please to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the Bingo Lotto draw held on the
16th of august.2005. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000
international emails.Your email address emerged along side with 9 others as a category 2 winner in this
year's Annual Bingo Lotto Draw.

Most recently the foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes based on the
computer ballot system(THEREFORE YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY A TICKET TO ENTER FOR
IT.YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS A WINNER).
Consequently,you have therefore been approved a MEGA JACK POT of €3,500,000.00(Three million,
five hundred thousand euro)only.The following particulars are attached to your lotto payment order:

(i)Winning numbers: 62-11-08-23-67-89
(ii)Email ticket number: FL754/22/76
(iii)Lotto code number: PDP98643JK
(iv)The file Ref number: PE/04/67903456/TZ

To immediately claim your prize,contact the claim agent with the following informations given below.
HANS CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES
(Legal Practioners/notary public)
calle sol 23.5678,madrid,spain.
TEL:0034-646-428-779

EMAIL TO:hanschambers@netscape.net
The above claim agent will assist you in the processing and remittance of your prize funds to you.call the
above number for more informations.
N.B:Procedures to claiming your prize:
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1.Please quote your Reference number in all correspondence with the claims officer.
2.Indicate your full name and address,Country,Telephone,mobile and fax number and occupation.
3.In accordance with the European Union Financial Commission regulations on payment of

International/foreign lottery winners, you must obtain the Approved Legalization documents before the
paying office will effect payment of your winning prize .This is to legally present you as the bona-fide
winner of the prize. Note your winning prize cannot be deducted in any form untill it has been legalized
and remitted to you.

Once again on behalf of all our staff,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
cynthia Bradley.
Promotions Manager
The Lotto company
Spain & Europe.

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This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged.It is intended only
for the addressee(s) named above.
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